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Episode 32: September 2016

In this episode we hear about ancient proteins, aging mice, mosquito nets, resourceful plants and cocktail party conversations.
Podcast
Episode 32: September 2016
Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain (CC BY 4.0)

Chapters

  1. 0:36
    Going back in time
    Fragments of ancient proteins are preserved in ostrich eggshells.
    This chapter is based on the following content
  2. 6:31
    Good listeners
    Exploring the neuroscience of the cocktail party effect.
    This chapter is based on the following content
  3. 12:00
    Great expectations
    The drug rapamycin increases life expectancy in middle-aged mice.
    This chapter is based on the following content
  4. 17:39
    Net gains
    Modelling the effectiveness of bednets against mosquitoes and malaria.
    This chapter is based on the following content
  5. 23:00
    Dry spells
    The ways that plants respond to drought can be changed.
    This chapter is based on the following content

Related

    1. Biochemistry
    2. Genomics and Evolutionary Biology

    Protein sequences bound to mineral surfaces persist into deep time

    Beatrice Demarchi et al.
    1. Neuroscience

    Individual differences in selective attention predict speech identification at a cocktail party

    Daniel Oberfeld, Felicitas Klöckner-Nowotny
    1. Cancer Biology
    2. Developmental Biology and Stem Cells

    Transient rapamycin treatment can increase lifespan and healthspan in middle-aged mice

    Alessandro Bitto et al.
    1. Epidemiology and Global Health

    The impact of pyrethroid resistance on the efficacy and effectiveness of bednets for malaria control in Africa

    Thomas S Churcher et al.
    1. Developmental Biology and Stem Cells
    2. Plant Biology

    The Arabidopsis transcription factor ABIG1 relays ABA signaled growth inhibition and drought induced senescence

    Tie Liu et al.